Brain MRA (blood vessel MRI, with and without contrast) at Baptist Health La Grange

1025 New Moody Ln, La Grange, KY · Baptisthealth · · NPI 1306925540

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 15, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$3,957.44

Cash price

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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$5,276.58

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$474.89 with AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID vs $10,553.16 with ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $474.89 ↓ -88%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $474.89 ↓ -88%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $474.89 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $474.89 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $474.89 ↓ -88%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $543.00 ↓ -86%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $691.00 ↓ -83%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $691.00 ↓ -83%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $691.00 ↓ -83%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $691.00 ↓ -83%
ANTHEM INDIV ON/OFF EXCH ANTHEM INDIV ON/OFF EXCH $691.00 ↓ -83%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,233.00 ↓ -69%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $1,299.62 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,580.00 ↓ -60%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $1,871.00 ↓ -53%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $2,031.48 ↓ -49%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,714.80 ↓ -31%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $3,693.61 ↓ -7%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $4,221.26 ↑ +7%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $4,485.09 ↑ +13%
CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS $4,716.21 ↑ +19%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV $5,276.58 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $5,276.58 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $5,276.58 ↑ +33%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $5,276.58 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $5,276.58 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $5,302.96 ↑ +34%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $5,540.41 ↑ +40%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $9,497.84 ↑ +140%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $10,162.69 ↑ +157%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $10,162.69 ↑ +157%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $10,553.16 ↑ +167%

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Brain MRA (blood vessel MRI, with and without contrast) at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $1,494.86 $855.57 – $2,821.91
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $2,511.60 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $2,394.00 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $981.81 $560.72 – $2,437.89
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $1,101.56 $440.83 – $2,809.17
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $1,484.59 $567.00 – $3,363.36
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $1,839.58 $567.00 – $3,553.55
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $1,258.00 $523.03 – $2,698.15

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